Alif to Qur'an Part 2

Alif to Qur'an Part 2 is an Islamic video for children aged 4 to 9 that helps them learn the second half of the Arabic alphabet through recitation of the Qur'an, from the letter Zaa (ظ) to the letter Ya.

It follows the same pattern as Part 1. Each letter is shown and said, then comes an Arabic word that begins with it, then a recited verse of the Qur'an in which that word appears. The words are ones children can picture. 'Ayn is for 'ankabut, the spider, from the verse that says the spider's house is the weakest of houses. Ghayn is for ghanam, sheep, from the story of Dawud (AS) and Sulayman (AS) judging a case about a field. Qaaf is for qamar, the moon; Noon is for nahl, the bee, which Allah inspired to make its homes in the mountains and the trees; Haa is for hudhud, the hoopoe bird; and Ya is for yamm, the river where the baby Musa (AS) was placed.

By the end, children have met the rest of the alphabet, and have heard each letter in the words of Allah. Together with Part 1, the two videos cover the whole alphabet, from Alif to Ya.

The video is about 5 minutes long and music-free, a good length for a daily lesson, and worth watching more than once until the letters and words feel familiar.

• Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:15: Zaa (ظ): zilal, shadows. Everything in the heavens and the earth bows to Allah, and their shadows too.
• Surah Al-Ankabut 29:41: 'Ayn: 'ankabut, the spider. The weakest of houses is the spider's house.
• Surah Al-Anbiya 21:78: Ghayn: ghanam, sheep, in the story of Dawud (AS) and Sulayman (AS) judging a case about a field.
• Surah Al-Qari'ah 101:4: Faa: farash, moths. On that Day people will be like scattered moths.
• Surah Al-Anbiya 21:33: Qaaf: qamar, the moon. Allah created the night and the day, the sun and the moon.
• Surah Al-Baqarah 2:2: Kaaf: kitab, the Book, in which there is no doubt, a guidance for the mindful.
• Surah Al-Furqan 25:47: Laam: layl, the night, which Allah made a covering for us.
• Surah Al-Ma'arij 70:40: Meem: magharib, the places where the sun sets.
• Surah An-Nahl 16:68: Noon: nahl, the bee, which Allah inspired to make homes in the mountains and trees.
• Surah An-Naml 27:20: Haa: hudhud, the hoopoe, missed by Sulayman (AS) when he inspected the birds.
• Surah Al-An'am 6:59: Waw: waraqah, a leaf. Not a leaf falls without Allah knowing it.
• Surah Ta-Ha 20:39: Ya: yamm, the river into which the baby Musa (AS) was placed.